GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| pungent | sharply painful |